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PillowSmoke
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Should I either upgrade my processor or stick with it and get a new graphics card?

 

Amd a6 3670k 3.2 Ghz

Gigabyte 6850 OC

 

Upgrade

some processor and mobo for $250

 

or

 

Msi 7950 Twin Frozr 3

 

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Save $50-100 more and get a 7870GHz, FX6300 and some ASUS/Gigabyte AM3+ MOBO. 

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I have about 280 dollars to spend.

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You would have to increase the overclock on that A6 to somewhere around 3.7GHz in order to handle a 7950.

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Save $50-100 more and get a 7870GHz, FX6300 and some ASUS/Gigabyte AM3+ MOBO. 

 

Do you have a link for that mobo?

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Do you have a link for that mobo?

http://pcpartpicker.com/parts/motherboard/#m=8,18&sort=a7&u=1

 

Pick one. 

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CPU without a doubt. 

 

8320 ($150):

 

http://www.microcenter.com/product/401796/FX_8320_Black_Edition_35GHz_AM3_Boxed_Processor

 

990FX UD3 ($115):

 

http://us.ncix.com/products/?usaffiliateid=1000031504&sku=62403&vpn=GA-990FXA-UD3&manufacture=Gigabyte&promoid=1287

 

$5 under :D

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You would have to increase the overclock on that A6 to somewhere around 3.7GHz in order to handle a 7950.

 

Really? 

I suppose I could do that. But right now it's sitting at around 3.2. Yea I might do that to handle it for now, and in the future I'll get a better processor for it.

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Really? 

I suppose I could do that. But right now it's sitting at around 3.2. Yea I might do that to handle it for now, and in the future I'll get a better processor for it.

The 3670K is still a quad core, so an nice overclock will reduce any bottleneck in cpu-intensive games. What motherboard and cooling do you have?

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The 3670K is still a quad core, so an nice overclock will reduce any bottleneck in cpu-intensive games. What motherboard and cooling do you have?

 

I got a asrock a75 extreme6 and a Cm 212 evo

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I got a asrock a75 extreme6 and a Cm 212 evo

You should have no trouble hitting 4GHz

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You should have no trouble hitting 4GHz

 

Alright

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